365, Lot: 564. Estimate $1000. Sold for $1500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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temp. STUART. Equal Arm Coin Scale. Circa 1632-1649. Fruit wood box containing steel scale with box terminals and brass pans, the top decorated with carved crowned roses. Compartments for six weights in lid, with two additional compartments near scale.
Dimensions: 155 x 56 x 27mm. Lot includes nine (9) weights: Unite. Cf. Withers 792-6; Crown. Wither 1009; Angel. Withers 717, 960; Half Angel. Withers 750; Quarter Angel. Cf. Withers 764; Thistle Crown. Withers 879; Adjustment weight 6 Grains. See Withers p. 75 for similar scale. Very Fine condition, eye-hooks detached but present. Faint inscription in pencil inside lid for weight compartment.